Monday, October 2, 2017

Iraqi Army Discovers US-Made Missiles in ISIS’s Military Base in Mosul

Iraqi army and popular forces have discovered a number of US-made
missiles from a military position of the ISIS(ISIL, IS, Daesh) in the
Southern part of Mosul, informed local sources disclosed after the first
group of pro-government troops opened their way into Southern Mosul on
Monday.

“Several US-made missiles were found in al-Shoura region to the South of Mosul,” a local source said on Monday.

The Iraqi army and popular forces had found US-made missiles in Anbar province several times before.

Provincial officials confirmed that the US-made weapons were sent by
the US-led anti-ISIL coalition airplane for the ISIL terrorists in Anbar
province.

Meantime, Iraqi security officials announced that the ISIL has sent
US-made military equipment to Tal Afar region in the last two days to
stand strong against Iraqi popular forces’ impending attack to capture
the region.

“The ISIL terrorists have sent US-made TOW anti-tank
missiles to Tal Afar and it is quite evident that they are preparing for
a long-term war,” the Arabic-language media quoted an Iraqi security
official as saying on Monday.

In late August 2015, a senior Iraqi intelligence official revealed
that the US helicopters drop weapons and other aids for the ISIL
terrorists in the Western province of al-Anbar.

“The fighters present at the forefront of fighting
against the ISIL always see US helicopters flying over the
ISIL-controlled areas and dropping weapons and urgent aids for them,”
the official who called for anonymity told FNA.

Yet, he said the helicopters could have also been sent from Turkey or Israel.

He added that in addition to dropping aids, the helicopters transfer
the ISIL ringleaders and wounded members from the battleground to some
hospitals in Syria or other countries which support the terrorist group.

The official cautioned that such assistance further prolongs the
conflicts in Anbar, adding that when the Iraqi army and popular forces
purge the terrorists from Anbar province, the US helicopters will
transfer the ISIL ringleaders to other regions to prevent the Iraqi
forces’ access to ISIL secrets.

Also in March 2015, a group of Iraqi popular forces known as
Al-Hashad Al-Shabi shot down the US Army helicopter that was carrying
weapons for the ISIL in the Western parts of Al-Baghdadi region in
Al-Anbar province.

Meantime in February 2015, a senior lawmaker disclosed that Iraq’s
army had shot down two British planes as they were carrying weapons for
the ISIL terrorists in Al-Anbar province.

“The Iraqi Parliament’s National Security and Defense
Committee has access to the photos of both planes that are British and
have crashed while they were carrying weapons for the ISIL,” al-Zameli
said.